The 37-year-old man from New Jersey, identified by law enforcement sources as Marc Lamparello, walked up to the cathedral in Midtown with at least two plastic gas canisters around 8 p.m. Wednesday, the NYPD and a senior police official said.

Security stopped the man near the cathedral’s entrance before he could go inside, according to two senior police officials.

BREAKING: Man taken into custody by NYPD after walking into St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan with 2 gasoline cans.

News is reporting the man “seemed emotionally disturbed”. They are not ruling out Terrorism at this time according to NBC news. pic.twitter.com/9TvuAJUBb6

BREAKING: A 37-year-old emotionally disturbed man was apprehended by the NYPD Counterterrorism Unit after bringing gas cans into St. Patrick’s Cathedral tonight. No one was injured. NYPD press conference shortly pic.twitter.com/Gp05G3z6cf